1. ARTIST: (Biographical information, training, style/ 2. STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS: (use of design 3.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: (art making

period, where lived/ created art, influences) elements/ principles: color, shape, value, texture, processes)
line, space; balance, contrast, emphasis, Aluminum and copper wire
EL ANATSUI movement, etc.) Made from hundreds of bottle caps found outside
Nigeria Anatsui’s home
Traditional Art Multicolored with large accents of gold
A piece that is completely malleable and is
encouraged to be shaped and placed in different
ways

4. TITLE(S) OF MAJOR WORK(S): 5. TITLE/ FORM/ ORIGINAL CONTEXT/ SITE/

Man’s Cloth INTENDED FUNCTION OF FOCUS WORK (IMAGE IN
Woman’s Cloth CENTER): (Overlap to #6)
245. Old Man’s Cloth (2003)

To illustrate the history between Africa and

Europe, one that was born out of the slave trade,
but has since made them culturally intertwined.

6. INTENDED PURPOSE & MOTIVATION (why was it 7. INNOVATION/ CHANGE(S): 8. THEME(S):

made?); PATRON/AUDIENCE (who was it made for?); Colonialism, multiculturalism, capitalism
ARTIST’S DECISION MAKING: Made of upcycled materials

For a European audience, but has no preference.

Depicts the cultural exchange of Europe and Africa. CONVENTION/ TRADITION(S): COMPARE TO ANOTHER WORK:
Alcohol is a symbol of Europe in African cultures. Blend of African and European traditions.
Cotsiogo’s Painted Elk Hide. Both are made on to
a fabric surface.